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Tuesday, May 8, 2012

GMO alert: top 10 genetically modified foods to avoid eating

(This article from NaturalNews)
There is a conspiracy of selling out happening in America. Politics and personal
interest it would seem determine government policies over and above health and
safety issues. When President Obama appointed Michael Taylor in 2009 as senior
adviser for the FDA, a fierce protest ensued from consumer groups and
environmentalists. Why? Taylor used to be vice president for Monsanto, a
multinational interested in marketing genetically modified (GM) food. It was
during his term that GMO's were approved in the US without undergoing tests to
determine if they were safe for human consumption.

The danger of GMO's

The question of whether or not genetically modified
foods (GMO's) are safe for human consumption is an ongoing debate that does not
seem to see any resolution except in the arena of public opinion. Due to lack of
labeling, Americans are still left at a loss as to whether or not what is on the
table is genetically modified. This lack of information makes the avoiding and
tracking of GM foods an exercise in futility. Below are just some of the food
products popularly identified to be genetically modified:

1. Corn
- Corn has been modified to create its own insecticide. The U.S. Food and
Drug Administration (FDA) has declared that tons of genetically modified
corn has been introduced for human consumption. Monsanto has revealed that half
of the US's sweet corn farms are planted with genetically modified seed. Mice
fed with GM corn were discovered to have smaller offspring and fertility
problems.

2. Soy - Soy has also been genetically modified to
resist herbicides. Soy products include soy flour, tofu, soy beverages, soybean
oil and other products that may include pastries, baked products and edible oil.
Hamsters fed with GM soy were unable to have offspring and suffered a high
mortality rate.

3. Cotton - Like corn and soy, cotton has been
designed to resist pesticides. It is considered food because its oil can be
consumed. Its introduction in Chinese agriculture has produced a chemical that
kills cotton bollworm, reducing the incidences of pests not only in cotton crops
but also in neighboring fields of soybeans and corn. Incidentally, thousands of
Indian farmers suffered severe rashes upon exposure to BT cotton.

4.
Papaya - The virus-resistant variety of papaya was commercially introduced
in Hawaii in 1999. Transgenic papayas comprised three-fourths of the total
Hawaiian papaya crop. Monsanto bestowed upon Tamil Nadu Agricultural
University in Coimbatore technology for developing papaya resistant to the
ringspot virus in India.

5. Rice - This staple food from South
East Asia has now been genetically modified to contain a high amount of vitamin
A. Allegedly, there are reports of rice varieties containing human genes to be
grown in the US. The rice will create human proteins useful for dealing with
infant diarrhea in the 3rd world. China Daily, an online journal,
reported potential serious public health and environment problems with
genetically modified rice considering its tendency to cause allergic reactions
with the concurrent possibility of gene transfers.

6. Tomatoes -
Tomatoes have now been genetically engineered for longer shelf life, preventing
them from easily rotting and degrading. In a test conducted to determine the
safety of GM tomatoes, some animal subjects died within a few weeks after
consuming GM tomatoes.

7. Rapeseed - In Canada, this crop was
renamed canola to differentiate it from non-edible rapeseed. Food stuff
produced from rapeseed includes rapeseed oi (canola oil) l used to process
cooking oil and margarine. Honey can also be produced from GM rapeseed. German
food surveillance authorities discovered as much as a third of the total pollen
present in Canadian honey may be from GM pollen. In fact, some honey products
from Canada were also discovered to have pollen from GM rapeseed.

8.
Dairy products - It has been discovered that 22 percent of cows in the
U.S. were injected with recombinant (genetically modified) bovine growth hormone
(rbGH). This Monsanto created hormone artificially forces cows to increase their
milk production by 15 percent. Milk from cows treated with this milk inducing
hormone contains increased levels of IGF-1 (insulin growth factors-1). Humans
also have IGF-1 in their system. Scientists have expressed concerns that
increased levels of IGF-1 in humans have been associated with colon and breast
cancer.

9. Potatoes - Mice fed with potatoes engineered with
Bacillus thuringiensis var. Kurstaki Cry 1 were found to have toxins in their
system. Despite claims to the contrary, this shows that Cry1 toxin was stable in
the mouse gut. When the health risks were revealed, it sparked a
debate.

10. Peas - Peas that have been genetically modified have
been found to cause immune responses in mice and possibly even in humans. A gene
from kidney beans was inserted into the peas creating a protein that functions
as a pesticide.

"Many countries won't buy from the U.S. any more. Peas, potatoes and tomatoes are not on the market. Beet sugar, alfalfa and meat
should replace these in the list. Also, GMO rice isn't grown, but has been found
in the food supply. And, avoid flaxseed from Canada and non-organic honey. Find
out more and www.imeatingwhat.com. If you consume Potato Starch because you are Gluten-Intollerant be aware that it could be a GMO product. Rice will be on the market next year. The only way to avoid these so called
foods is to eat Organic. Vote for mandatory labeling of all foods made with GMO products. WE have the
right to know what is in our food! Buy your food from organic local farmers if possible or grow your own.

The GMO link to strange disease

As early as 2008, NaturalNews.com
reported about a condition called Morgellon's disease. The article went on to
report the symptoms of the disease as follows: crawling, stinging, biting and
crawling sensations; threads or black speck-like materials on or beneath the
skin; granules, lesions. Some patients report fatigue, short term memory loss,
mental confusion, joint pain and changes in vision. Furthermore, there have been
reports of substantial morbidity and social dysfunction leading to a dip in work
productivity, job loss, total disability, divorce, loss of child custody and
home abandonment.

Prior to its reporting, the condition was dismissed as
a hoax, but upon further investigation, the evidence pointed out that the
disease was real and may be related to genetically modified food.

Despite
this link being established, the CDC declared Morgellon's disease of unknown
origin. Worse, the medical community could not offer any information to the
public regarding a cause for the symptoms.

When a research study was
conducted on fiber samples taken from Morgellons patients, it was discovered
that the fiber samples of all the patients looked remarkable similar. And yet,
it did not seem to match any common environmental fiber. When the fiber was
broken down, and it's DNA extracted, it was discovered to belong to a fungus.
Even more surprising was the finding that the fibers contained Agrobacterium, a
genus gram-negative bacteria with the capacity of transforming plant, animal and
even human cells.

Morgellon's disease is not the only condition
associated with genetically modified foods. A growing body of evidence has shown
that it may cause allergies, immune reactions, liver problems, sterility and
even death. Moreover, based on the only human feeding experiment conducted on
genetically modified food, it was established that genetic material in
genetically modified food product can transfer into the DNA of intestinal
bacteria and still continue to thrive.

Heeding the warning

Time and again, the American Academy of
Environmental Medicine (AAEM) has warned that GMOs pose a serious threat to
health, and it is no accident that there can be a correlation between it and
adverse health effects. In fact, the AAEM has advised doctors to tell their
patients to avoid GMOs as the introduction of GMOs into the current food supply
has correlated with an alarming rise in chronic diseases and food
allergies.

This should come as no surprise. More than 30 years ago a food
supplement called L-trytophan killed 100 people and affected 5,000 to 10,000
more. The cause was narrowed down to the genetic engineering process used in its
production. If the symptoms had not had three simultaneous characteristics -
namely, they were unique, acute and fast-acting - the disease could never have
been identified.

If science could assure us with certainty that serious
consequences do not wait for us at the end of the line, it might be to our best
interest to let this opportunity pass. Progressive thinking in terms of profit
is certainly not wrong. But to brush off precaution on the convenient argument
that there is not enough evidence to prove that GM food is indeed harmful is
sheer irresponsibility. It certainly is a lame excuse to offer in the event that
GM foods are indeed proven to contain health hazards.

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